There was great excitement around the Berens River School all week when a film company visited from Winnipeg and recorded the kids singing and playing their version of Anna Kendrick’s Cup Song, You’re Going To Miss Me When I’m Gone from the movie Pitch Perfect.

Scenes were set in the school gymnasium where a huge gathering of students sat in circles playing instruments, singing and, of course, performing the very skilled two-handed cup rhythm first seen in the hit movie. Other scenes were filmed in various locations along the river where the warm sunlight graced Berens River, one of Manitoba’s most beautiful and scenic places to visit. Additional footage was taken in and around the school and even in a dark room.

The Cup Song involved many weeks of practice and hard work and proved to be an enjoyable and challenging experience for all the kids from nursery to grade 9.

“It was wonderful to see an entire school collaborate on a single project and work so well together from start to finish,” said Director Randy Guest.

Photographer and recordist, Tyler Funk claimed that, “Working with such cooperative and dedicated students made my job an absolute pleasure.”

And music teacher Ken Davidson had this to say:

Early this year I discovered that many of the students had seen the movie and knew the lyrics to the song, and some also had a head start at the hand skills required in the Cup Song; I just kept them focused and guided them along from there.

The video was finished post-production and uploaded to YouTube at http://youtu.be/qKHBLUqNhzE. I’m sure viewers will find that Berens River School is truly blessed with some of the most talented and gifted students in Canada!